The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,727 - Oct 27 1999

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A bang on the head FRINGE
Assign troops to the front that's holding ALLOTMENT
Banker provided backing to girl that's in credit FINANCIER
Concerted action mounted by the papers DOCUMENTATION
Course for Hebridean island sound RHUMB
Exceed, or not quite exceed, prescribed intake OVERDO
Fitful rise in foreign trade is most depressing DREARIEST
Food producing lots of wind WAFFLE
Grand Alliance, perhaps, of Principalities and Powers ANGELICAL
Growing row takes husband to the brink HEDGE
Guarantee about European Commission is shaky INSECURE
Hard bargainer - like Molly Malone? WHEELERDEALER
Keep house? CASTLE
Liable to drop article misconstrued as smear LIBEL
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Loafer, having taken swig of booze and draw on fag, turned over SLUGGARD
Maybe another way to make a point NORTHEAST
Newspeak of a crank NUTTER
Opening of security lock needed force STRESS
Pants - broken rib distorting chest BRITCHES
Place with cultural image abroad - Rome, perhaps? TWINTOWN
Pole, Italian and Englishman NORTHUMBRIAN
Quarrel? A quarrel's about right! ARROW
Service is nevertheless no good EVENSONG
Silent Service's pathetic attempt to cover up TACIT
The end to hangings! CURTAINS
Variable wind blows around bluffs HOODWINKS
Voice raised against the general trend COUNTERTENOR
Weed the bed COUCH